have a rough time (of it)

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: to have a difficult time

He's been having a rough time of it since his wife died.

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Ransom Canyon star Josh Duhamel didn’t have a rough time getting to know the set of his new film Off the Grid because the actor lives off the grid in real-life. —Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025

In that same post, NASA officials noted that Pettit tends to have a rough time with landings. —Mike Wall, Space.com, 21 Apr. 2025

That means that future missions to Titan will have a rough time tracking down any solitary microbes that might be wandering about. —David Szondy, New Atlas, 8 Apr. 2025

That means if Bandai Namco isn’t the only Japanese game publisher facing cutbacks, then gaming as a medium is going to have a rough time over the next decade. Follow me on X, Facebook and YouTube. —Ollie Barder, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024

It’s well documented that talent who find fame as a child or a teen can have a rough time adjusting to life in the spotlight. —Lisa Respers France, CNN, 15 July 2023

Teachers’ struggles Schoolteachers will have a rough time. —Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 24 Mar. 2023

A lot of people have a rough time during the holidays. —John Benson, cleveland, 2 Dec. 2022

Both defenses have a rough time against the run, struggle to rush the quarterback and don’t get off the field on third down. —Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2022